Mark Malloch Brown: Time to reverse the damage done by globalisation

Growth fuelled by business competition can do much good, but growth without responsible behaviour from the ruling elite spells disaster for the world’s poorest, says Mark Malloch Brown.

As Donald Trump assumed the US presidency, 35 international business leaders, led by Unilever CEO Paul Polman and me (I’m chair of the Business and Sustainable Development Commission), are defending open markets, endorsing the fight against climate change, and demanding a massive push against global inequality.

These are the core elements of what we believe is the only viable economic strategy for the US and the world.